Bryan Hunter will be stepping down as Head Coach of the Vancouver Volcanoes for the 2012 International Basketball League season.

Hunter will retain his position as the teams General Manager and has tabbed his former Assistant Coach, Joe Navarro , to take the helm in his place.

Navarro, a Player Scout for the the Los Angeles Clippers working with General Manager Neil Oshley also continues to conduct individual workouts for NBA players. In the IBL he has served as an Assistant Coach for the Volcanoes for the past two seasons. If that wasn't enough, Coach Navarro has spent the last eight years courtside as an Assistant at Concordia University in Portland. Getting his start at North Marion High School in Aurora, Ore., and Warrenton High School, Navarro has the ability to recognize talent and knows how to put a team together.

''Joe is a great coach and deserves to run his own team. He is players coach that can still manage to keep the respect of players and has some great insight into the game,'' commented Hunter. ''His experience with the NBA also goes a long way to establishing respect and experience.''

Joining Navarro on the sideline will be longtime Volcanoes swingman Kevin Bloodsaw (6'5''-G/F-72, college: Ozarks), who helped his team capture the IBL Championship in 2011. One of just three players to play in the IBL every season of its seven-year history, Bloodsaw finishes his professional career as the leagues all-time leading scorer with 2252 points. In addition to his playing career, Bloodsaw has also spent the last four seasons serving as head coach of Life Christian High School's boys basketball team in Aloha, Ore.

''Kevin brings a leadership to a team that most general managers would die to have,'' spoke Hunter on Bloodsaw's qualifications. ''He has won a championship in college and the IBL, he has played overseas, and most players know that he is still, at age 38, one of the best defenders in the league.''

Navarro and Bloodsaw will make their debut as the Volcanoes open the 2012 season and raise their 2011 IBL Championship banner on Saturday, April 28 at the O'Connell Sports Complex at Clark College. A full schedule and news on the teams roster for the 2012 season will be announced soon.

Former Lynden Christian standout Paul Hafford (6'5''-G/F-84, college: Portland St.) has added another successful chapter to his basketball career. Hafford, a 2002 LC graduate, averaged a team-high 22.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this summer while leading the Bellingham Slam to a 7-3 record and a Seattle Pro-Am semifinal appearance. The sharp-shooting guard closed the season on a tear, scoring 40-plus points in two of the team's final three contests. Hafford began the do... [read more]

Former Lynden Christian standout Paul Hafford (6'5''-G/F-84, college: Portland St.) has added another successful chapter to his basketball career. Hafford, a 2002 LC graduate, averaged a team-high 22.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this summer while leading the Bellingham Slam to a 7-3 record and a Seattle Pro-Am semifinal appearance. The sharp-shooting guard closed the season on a tear, scoring 40-plus points in two of the team's final three contests. Hafford began the dominant late-season stretch with a career-high 44-point performance in the Slam's regular-season finale, a 135-114 win over Guard Up on Aug. 20. The LC alum exploded for 33 first-half points and tied his own team record with 10 3-pointers in the game. He also had eight rebounds and nine assists. In a rematch the following day, Hafford posted a triple-double to lead the fourth-seeded Slam to a commanding 129-90 quarterfinal win over fifth-seeded Guard Up. Hafford finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. The Slam's season came to an end on Saturday, Aug. 27, with a 111-108 semifinal loss to eventual champion Brand Black, which included former NBA first-round draft pick Terrence Williams. But Hafford turned in another impressive performance, recording 40 points and seven 3-pointers. He finished 37.6 percent from 3-point range for the season and 31-of-33 (93.9 percent) from the free-throw line. Hafford was one of 16 Pro-Am players selected to the compete in the league's All-Star Game, an Aug. 14 exhibition that included appearances by Seattle-area NBA players Jamal Crawford (6'5''-G-80, college: Michigan), Zach LaVine (6'5''-G-95, college: UCLA), Nate Robinson (5'9''-PG-84, college: Washington), Spencer Hawes (7'1''-C-88, college: Washington) and Dejounte Murray. Hafford also participated in the 3-point contest that preceded the game. This was the Slam's first time competing in the Seattle Pro-Am, one of the nation's premier summer basketball circuits. Over the course of the summer, Hafford and the Slam faced NBA star Paul George; former University of Washington stars Tre Simmons, Abdul Gaddy, Tre Simmons; and former Gonzaga University star Gary Bell Jr. The Slam were previously a member of the International Basketball League, where they won three consecutive titles up until the league folded in 2014. After not playing last summer, the Slam found a home in the Seattle Pro-Am. While at LC, Hafford led the Lyncs to a second-place finish in the 2001 2A state tournament and a third-place finish in 2002. He set a 2A tournament record with 118 total points in 2002. Hafford went on to play for North Idaho College and Whitworth University before playing two seasons of Division I basketball for Portland State University, where he graduated in 2007. Hafford played with the Slam for five seasons from 2008 to 2012 and won a pair of IBL titles with the team. He was a four-time IBL All-Star and ranks third on the IBL career points list. He also has played professionally in Romania, Norway, China and Australia.Courtesy of:

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The Bellingham Slam have a chance for a fourth straight league championship this weekend as the Seattle Pro-Am playoffs continue on Saturday. The Slam face Brand Black in the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's Royal Brougham Pavilion. If Bellingham wins, they'll advance to Sunday's championship game [read more]

The Bellingham Slam have a chance for a fourth straight league championship this weekend as the Seattle Pro-Am playoffs continue on Saturday. The Slam face Brand Black in the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's Royal Brougham Pavilion. If Bellingham wins, they'll advance to Sunday's championship game. The Slam, competing in the Seattle Pro-Am for the first time following seven seasons as a member of the International Basketball League, posted a 6-2 regular season record and advanced to the semi-finals with a 129-90 win against Guard Up in the quarterfinals on August 21. A title win on Sunday would give the Slam four straight league championships, after winning the last three IBL titles from 2012 until the league folded following the 2014 season.Courtesy of: kpug1170.com

The Beaverton Soldiers have clinched the 2015 Portland ProAm Championship title. They outgunned AC Green Team Green 132:130 in the exciting Final clash. Chehales Tapscott (6'5''-F-90, college: Portland St., agency: ContractSports International) drilled a decisive bucket to propel the Soldiers to the title. Beaverton posted a 67:59 lead at the interval. AC Green pulled within 4 points at the final intermission. They denied the deficit in the fourth frame but Chehales Tapscott stepped up fo... [read more]

The Beaverton Soldiers have clinched the 2015 Portland ProAm Championship title. They outgunned AC Green Team Green 132:130 in the exciting Final clash. Chehales Tapscott (6'5''-F-90, college: Portland St., agency: ContractSports International) drilled a decisive bucket to propel the Soldiers to the title. Beaverton posted a 67:59 lead at the interval. AC Green pulled within 4 points at the final intermission. They denied the deficit in the fourth frame but Chehales Tapscott stepped up for the Soldiers in the dying seconds to carry them to the trophy. He finished with 34 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Anthony Golden (6'1''-G-89, college: NW Nazarene) added 25 points for the Soldiers. Tyrone White (6'7''-F-90, college: CSU Bakersfield) responded with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists for AC Green. Josh Turner (6'5''-G, college: Niagara) had 27 points in the loss.

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